Smyrna times., 1887-08-24

lie for the Delaware City NatiOna
Bank
The Dover Colored Baptist Churcl
had a baptism at the mill-pond Mon
day. A large crowd was present. Fif
teen persons were immersed.
On Saturday night last James @
Lands, brakeman on the Wilmington
and Northern Railroad, was killed in
the west yard, Wilmington, while
coupling cars
Three hundred miners Ofnearly every
nationality engaged in IL riot on Sun.
day at Glen Lyon, near Nanticoke, Pa.
and sixty men were badly hurt, some
perhaps fatally.
The governor has appointed AlexaD-
der Ramsey to be commissioner of
deeds for Delaware at Philadelphia and
Charles H. Hooper to be commissioner
of deeds for Delaware at New York.
The tides have been running higher
at RehObOth for the last several davs
than has been known for long time
Balhers are very careful, especially so
because Of the drowning OfJacobFrenz.
the Hotel HenlOpen cook, on Sunday.
August II.
As the Delaware Railroad express
was entering Wilmington depot on Sat
urday afternoon last Thomas Condor
of Philadelphia, while getting off of the
rear OF the baggage car was drawn
under the wheels and fatally injured.
He was single man, % years of age.
! snI, 8 4
has purchased farm ut Newark, in
this state. 1t Is close to the railroad
station and can be reached in five min
utes walk. ID. NJ. Ulrich will have
charge of the farm, and the principal
business will be the raising of stock.
There appears to be serious un-
pleasantnesS and want of harmony in
Public school matters in Wilmington.
Two lady teachers recently placed
charges against the principal in the
hands of the Board accusing him of
gross mismanagement and uugentle- /
manly administration. The principal |
and the Board thus far have avoided |
an investigation of the affair.
Another lesson was taught the grow
ers on Saturday last, by the dumping
Of a prominent farmers load from
Milford neck. His fruit, about CD bask~
cts, was handsomely topped of; hut ON
turning out they proved to be small
and green in the bottom. The load
would readily have commanded 81 40
basket, but after dumping it sold for
% cents loss of $4,000 for the attempt
at fraud
The steamer Naugatuck built by the
Pusey & Jones Company for the Nan
gatuck Valley Steamboat Company.
cleared about 3 o'clock Sunday after.
noon for her destination. As she pass
ed out of the Christiana she received
several salutes. w. b. HOyt, president
OF the company which owns her. H.
HOlton Wood, treasurer, and Harcourt
Bull, secretary, sailed aboard the new
steamer to their homes at New London. ;
Conn.
r. Alvan Cochran died suddenly
at his home near MiddletOwn on Satur.
day afternoon. He had retired for n
snort nap after dinner and later in the
afternoon his wife went 10 awaken him
and found that he was dead. Death
Is ssdpposed to have resulted from heart
disease The deceased was about 40
years OF age, son of the late Robert :
r. Cochran and n brother of f. l. !
cochran, clerk of the peace of New Z
Castle county. !
Inc Grand Army veterans of Della I
ware will attend the constitutional CEN v
ennlal celebration in PHILADELPHIA e
ahu Will participate in the military I
parade September 10Th. As Delaware o
was the trst of the 13 states to ratifv a
the constitution the G.. A. r. posts of a
Slls state will have the right of the
Grand Army line. Smyth Post No. /.
" A H., has authorized its committee !
W procure band. Grant and other Il
POSts Will cooperate with Smyth Post 81
~ Is expected that a special Grand a
army a, train will be run to and from p
Lanliadelphia on that day; Smyth Post :
WI VIII probably muster between lSO and
zVO men on the occasion.
colonel c. Rodney Layton, U. S. A. a
1pg9d p5 6l years, died at his cottage at d
1'onGOOth last Saturday evening, from o.
paralysis, Colonel Layton, who was "
S'l oCl OF t1e late Judge Layton and a A
to.I S1U1ner OF Daniel J. Layton of George
so .o"I, entered tie war in 1861 and the 4
aos sTlaF army at its close. Three years I
oe''. sO ne retlred from active service be- 81
~ 'ISe ~ Vi Ill health and had since lived r
Jo Fget0wn. He was married 10 n b.
~, suTer OF DR.. l.. p. Bush OfWilminp- rGe
IN w. Upon her death he was AGAIN y
dat pIItarIied TO daughter OfDr. Benedict of y
,,aI ,n,aaiaI1elphia. She died about FIVE
n,IuIhs ago. Four children of the last
Wednesday. 'e'"i VIII Oe on Iii
c,a iEALlNG ID, PEACHEs.-MiLford Cbrooi. al
Inc nigh prices that fruit has been B
ss,,a-li uuing at the depot has temDted ell
oororon rraai persons to break the eighth el
wa, ument. Stealing in a small
orcbo-Ss uSs Deen reported from several
frst f-I'.us, a. out Clarence Hopkins is the ~
On pS,Ose IOse any considerable amount &C
tbav v1teIuay and Sunday nights last II
Fatli. 'oAeu % over ten rows of Crawford's an
tbe,,' , anu as near as he can estimate az q
two bnaeu bauIeu away between one and -
ON INJURED WTuh1red baskets of peaches that
for 80 nn uay morning would have sold
ofTe.oJ so;YO per basket Mr.. HOpkins has 70
tio,, tir'eu ~ a reward Of $4,000 for infornoa. Dy
~ una. 'nat will lead TO the convictjon ~
err S parties Ppales and he will keep The inform. h:
u name a secret. ''o '"'Oi ~ nj
Penin.,.TTs ii,siTsgLA RELIEF Society.
afteTnounlIa fts,,rsula Relief Society met Thursday
Stl"Tgn Stats" 9 In the Senate chamber of the 4
uDdsr tt!se thtouse at Dover and Organized te
lowin,,'V Vnelr Charter by electin0 tbe fol- Ii,
ConraS Oncers: President. Henry n tn
Martin.' vice-president, DR.. Hugh m
treasnu., secretary, Benjamin ]. Moore. it.
directo'se dit'er' !. Eldridge Pierce; medical
AlfeJ Z Or, B. L. Lewis; directors
W. q CoS. e.. Cox, George D. Mediil. Johp st
mon WVhliagn, John s. Collins. Renia- g
L. TbomDOeslGy.' NJ. D.; w. II. Baggs, John m
Henry s'El, NJ d. Frank WagamOn and
gOveFnmen41 marshall. Bylaws for the 70
were adontoV ~ the new Organization tn
push tbe ~ ~ ana u IS the intention to 70
over the e,atrN OF the association all
ling b.c brancbe. Immediately by organ
The board 81 al every available point. Is
next Th6r.S1l a. directors are to meet Ell
Wilminvton at the home Office in 50